What's this all about?

Frugal Happy is written by Chris and Wen, a couple who are attempting to establish a fulfilling, low-impact lifestyle in their new home: Southern California.

As the name “Frugal Happy” suggests, we want to challenge the presumed notion that there is a direct correlation between consumption and happiness. That said, we can't anticipate exactly what the blog will become, or what it will be about. Our general intention is to document the process of learning to live a happy, low-carbon lifestyle in suburbia. Knowing us, along the way, there will likely be some discursions. We're okay with that, and we hope you are too.

Read along and share your thoughts as we discuss transportation, home renovation, community building, and other topics related to our experiments in low-cost, joyful green living. Thanks for reading.